Machine for treating textile materials or products



June 5, 1923.

J. J. BROPHY MACHINE FOR TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS OR PRODUCTS Filed March 14, 1922 INV'TOR. 1/017 BY $2 J Brqphy, Way/R ATTORNEYS.

Patented June 5, 1923.

UNITED STATES JoHN BROPHYQ, or PHIL new MACHINE FOR TREATINGTEXTILE MATERIALS on rnonoc rs;

Application filed March 14, 1922. Serial No. 543,674.

To allwl om it may 0mm:

Be it known that I, JoHN Jl BRoPHY," a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county ofv Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines. for Treating Textile Materials or Products, of which the following is a speci-v fication,.reference being had to the accom-.

panying drawings.

My invention relates generally to. ma-

chines for treating textile materials or products, and more especially to those wherein the articles to be treated are mounted or poles for facilitating loading and unloading of the machines, and means are also pro vided for effecting intermittent independent rotation ofthe poles inthe course of the movement of the supporting frames to in sure exposure of all portions of-the skeins to the treating liquor. I The retention ofthe poles in the devices heretoforedesigned for detachably securing them to the supporting wheel frames or spiders, was invariably effected by aid of springs. On account of the corrosive nature of the treating liquids ordinarily used, the springs were either' destroyed in a short time or lost their -ten sion with the result that the poles dropped from, the wheel frames and caused entangle-- ment or other damage tothematenalsunder treatment. Springs :were alsoused to prevent retrograde movement of the poles upon being rotated in the manner aforesaid. These springs were likewise rendered useless through the actionof the treating liquors with the result that some portion of the skeins remained in contact with the poles throughout the treating period and became.

either streaked or unevenly dyed.

The main object of myinvention is to,

overcome the various difliculties pointed out, and'how this desiderata maybe secured will bereadily understood from the detailed. description of a typicalembodiment of my invention which follows. A;

' the'supporting frames or spiders.

In thedrawings, Fig. I is a'view in trans- .rsicnf ADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. i

versesection of a dyeingma'chine con'ven i iently illustrating my invention, portions thereof being shown broken away and shown in section so as to expose certain important details. a i M Fig. II is, a detail view on an'enlar'ged scale showing on'e'of the-engaging devices whereby the poles are removably secured to Fig.III is a View similar to Fig.'II, but

showing the relation of the parts of the ole M engaging device when inverted during alf the rotation of the supporting Wheel or frame.

Fig. IV is perspective view of the cover member of'the engaging device. I I

Fig. V is a detail view showing the means whereby retrograde movement of the poles is prevented. I Fig. VI is section taken as'indicated' at VI-VI in Fig. v; and

Fig. VII is a .viewysimilarto Fig. II of the form of engaging device used in attaching the inner set of poles.

The dyeing machine herein shown for the purpose of illustrating my invention co1nprises a trough 1' for a treating liquor which may. be covered. over by panels, removable to gain access totheinterior, and means,v in i the form of a wheel 2. for'carrying mate-'- rials which are to be treated, through the trough. Said wheel consists of two'ispiders 34 secured in spaced relation, upon a shaft 5 which-may be journalled for rotation in bearingsmounted on the tops of the sidewalls of the trough. Horizontally sustained 1 between the spiders .3-4l near the peripheries of the same with provisions for permitting removal, are a series of sticks or poles 7-7, and within a circle near the centerof the wheel, a series of'companion poles 88. The sticks or poles of-thesetwo series are used in pairs for hanging or mounting skeins S of yarn or other materials in loopform."

The poles 7 of the outer circle aresupported at-one' end by engaging devices 10 which are "secured to the inneriface of the spider '3. Each. of the devices 10 comprises a member 11 with a cup 12 for-receiving the pole end, .and a member 13 whichflservesas a closure for the cup and; thus retains the pole end in the-cup. .Inthe course of'beingj guided toward the receiving cup-which act may be facilitated by the provisions. of an.-

15 in a direction crosswise of the cup 12 to an extent limited by a stop 16. Immeriately upon the seating ofthe pole 'end with in the cup 12 the cover member automatically sivingsback-to the "normal or full line positionin which it is maintained byvirt'ue of its engagement \vith'a stop shoulder '17 formed on the ledge" 14C or it thelatte'ris omitted it may be formedon the cup 12 While the engaging device passes through the first and second quadrants of the rotation of the Wheel as echsidereduvith reference'to Figu'I. In thisway, a notch ld'in the cover member is held in "registry Withthe-=cup vvhilethe engaging device passes into'the second quadrant;- Seem the pole' end'can move or-dr'op'into:the notch to-a posit-ion across'th'e line of uncture-of the cup and cover members. The pole thus acts to lock said members together and consequently, is'prevented'trom falling out" of the engaging device While passing through the third and fourt-h quadrants ot rotati on of the Wheel 2. The last described-motion Willi be readily understood upon'cursory examination of Fig. III'J N At their opposite ends, the poles T are supported by engaging idevi ces-QO which i are secured to the spiderek-at fillCi'SlflQ ot the" machine nearestthe-observern (lne ol tliGS-IG devices 18 shown in ClBtEIll in V and V I Where it is SIIOWIIEIS comprlsingii'a'cylindi'rcal portion 21 which is-rotative'in an apen ture in the spider 3 and held front= longitu-- dinal displacement by'a st-arivheel 22st its outer end and anettached ratchet dislr23 at its'other end. outstanding lugs 24f24l between which: the

squared end 25 of thepole 7 is engaged] As' the Wheel 2 revolves, the starwheel en counters a detent26 (Flfli'I) pro ecting ;1n-

Wardly from the cover ofthe trough'l. Asa consequence-of this engagement. the pole is given a slight"- independent" movement so that the position of the skcins with relation thereto is shifted at each rotation otth'e' Wheel. Retrograde movement of the -pole -is* prevented by gravity pa\vls27-28. (Fig-.5

V) which alternatively cooperate With'tlie ratchet disk 23 during each rotation of the wheel. Pins'2929 serve as stops to prevent ex'cessiv'e freemoti'on of -the pawls.

T he poles 8 in the'inner circle of the Wheel 2 are "supported atfone "enrl' insertion" in openings or by other suitable meansand "at their opposite ends by engaging devicesBO whose construction will be "best" understood from Fig. VII of the' drawin'gsf The-'device' as there shown is gei'ieral lysimilar to the Said diski has 1 group of i 31 and a relatively movable mover member 32 In this instance hoi'veve'r, the" member 31, instead of but one cup, may have a series 33-33 with guide ledges-- intervening. The cover member 32 slides under guidance of pins 35--35,-andunde'rlimitation of slots 3636 through which said pins pass. The guards 37 '1 extending about the retaining notches 38 of the cover member are flanked at one side bylugsor projections 89vyhich, inthe *course of introduction of a pole end, are engaged by the'lat-ter to cause the'ico'ver" member to be moved aside" in a manner" ilar to that previously explained. As the wheel 2 is rotated in "the directionindicated' by' the-arrow' in'Fig -VII, gravity becomes; effective in causingthecover membento'be" shifted to closed position before "its entry into the second quadrant, and in the"con'- tinned movement of the 'Wheelfthe'poleend S slips'into the retainingnotch 38' to 'lock'the members 31 and-32-together as alreadyundersto'od. The cups 33 -33"canbe'selectively usechto vary the spacing: ofthepole38 with respect tothe companion pole? in'the outer" circle for accommodationiof skeins of dif ferent' sizes; as suggested in dot and *dash lines in Thepoles '8 are 'rounded' at both ends so that they may 'rotate' freely a nd' follow the movements of the skeins induced by intermittent rotati'dnof the poles 7 under aetionof-the star Wheels 22; It Willbe ap parentthat the pole retaining devices of the inneland'buter series maybe transposed if desiredfthatus, the devic'e' shownin'Fig. II

may be'use'd at the" inner portion 'ofthe wheel and the device shown in"Fig.' 1' VII at the periphery, Also, the device" of Fig'II may be used entirely'at both the inner and'ou'ter" peripheries of the Wheel, and thedevice of Fig. VII may be used alone'in thesame mannen I Having thus 'described my invention, I claim: p

1. A. in achine'to'r treating textile materials including." a'pair of spaced rotatable frames capable of sustaininghorizontally betweei'i themg'sticksfor poles for hanging'the articles being dyed; and engaging"devi'ces "carried by said frames each comprising a cup forf receiving a pole end; and a cover movable crosswise of said cup'to permitinsertionof the-"pole end, and having a complementary notch'into vhich; Whenthe device as a whble is -'partiallv or completely inverted during 120 rotation f-the frames," the pole""enddrhps to aposition "across the line of unctureof I the'cup and cover'to hold the latter-locked against movement so long "as theengaging device remains partially or completely' in vertd; I

2. Ame-chine".fortreatihg'te'xt l' including a ainof jspaeed rota ab capableof sustaining 11h meets-115i;- bettvee 5'1 them sticks or poles for 'htingingthe articlesbeing dyed; and engaging devices carried by said frames each comprising a cup for receiving a pole end, and a cover capable of latter locked against movement so long as e the engaging device remains partially or completely inverted. V

3. A machine for treating textile materials including a pair ofspaced rotatable frames capable of sustaining horizontally between them, sticks or poles for hanging the articles being dyed; and engaging devices carried by said frames each comprising a cup for receiving a pole end, and a cover capable of being swung about a pivot, against gravity, crosswise of the c'up in a direction away from a stop on the latter to permit insertion of a pole end, and having a complementary notch which, when the device as a whole is being inverted during rotation of the frames, is maintaining in registry with the cup through the action of the stop aforesaid, and into which the pole end drops to a position-across the line of juncture of the cup and-cover to hold the latter locked against movement so long as the engaging device remainspartially or completely inverted.

4. A machine for treating textile materials including a pair of spaced frames capable of sustaining horizontally between them, sticks or poles for hanging the articles being treated, and carrying engaging devices each comprising a cup for receiving a pole endand having a fixed ledge forming a part of the cup forassisting in the guidance of the pole end to the receiving cup.

5. A machine for treating yarn in skeins, including two spaced frames capable of sustaining horizontally between them sticks or poles cooperative in pairs for mounting the skeins, and engaging devices arranged in substantially radially spaced pairs carried by said frames, each device having retaining cups or notches into which the pole ends can be selectively introduced so gthat'the distance between the poles ofeach pair can be varied in accordance with size of the skeins, by inserting the. pole endsinto one or the other of the cups.

6. A machine for treating textile materi als including a revoluble frame carrying a.

multiplicity of independently rotatable sticks or poles for mounting the articles being dyed; means whereby saidpoles are intermittently rotated during .the movement of the frame aforesaid; ratchet wheels as-' sociated with said poles, and a pair of in-' dependently movable gravity actuated pawls' cooperative with each ratchet located at opposite sides thereof and capable of becom ing alternately active during each revolution of the frame in preventing retrograde movement of the poles orsimultaneously inactive.

7. Ina machine for treating textiles including a frame and removable sticks, supporting devices for the sticks including cooperating recessed members separable to receive' the stick end and closing upon the stick, the latter constituting a lockv prevent ing separation of the members when held,8

partially within each member, but permitting separation of'the members when en-i closed wholly by one member. s

8. In a machine for treating textiles inrecessed member to receive the stick'end,

a recessed latch member covering the recessed member and a ledge leading to the v I recess, whereby a stickend may be rested on j the ledge and guided for'movement toward the recesses automatically pushing aside, the

latch member so as to enter the recess.

9. In a machine for treating textiles in cluding a frame and removable sticks, supporting devices for the sticks, including a memberhavlng a series of recesses, a mov able latch member covering the recesses, and

a ledge adjacent each recess upon any one of 10. In a machine'for treating textiles in cluding a frame and two concentric annular series of sticks, means for supporting the sticks of one series including a plurality of supporting members each having a series of radially arranged recesses whereby the sticks maybe selectively entered into any one of said recesses to vary the spacing of the sticks relative to those of the other series.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsyl vania, this 10th day of March, 1922.

- JOHN J. BRQPHY. Witnesses:

JAMES H. BELL, E. FULLERTON. 

